A recent announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), El Niño is likely to develop this summer, a recurring weather pattern that can cause widespread disruption of marine ecosystems and impact global weather events.
In a report by the journal Lancet Countdown, the consequences of high temperatures in South America were analyzed for the first time. One of the findings was the 35% increase in dengue during 2012-2021, compared to 1951-1960.
The Center for Policy Research (CPR) has released a report titled "How is India adapting to heatwaves?", which highlights India's lack of preparedness for extreme heat events.
All the alarms have gone off before what can happen this year with the world climate. The more than likely arrival of an El Niño episode can raise temperatures across the planet in ways never seen before.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) officially views a warm El Niño event as possible towards the end of the year, also raising the odds that the event will overlap with global warming and push global temperatures to new all-time records.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that this February was the warmest in 122 years since 1901. India's meteorological department has forecast a March-May heatwave across most of the country after record-high temperatures in February.
The weather conditions have changed drastically these days. Experts say the spring and summer season in India is likely to be dry and hot this year and have instructed the country to be prepared for El Nino.
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is no longer plausible, as shown in a new pivotal study published by the Cluster of Excellence "Climate, Climate Change and Society" (CLICCS) at the University of Hamburg.